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Erminio Macario
Erminio Macario (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975. Life and career Born in Turin, Macario made his debut at a young age in the amateur dramatics company Don Bosco Oratory in Valdocco, then he was part of some small amateur companies in his hometown until 1924. At this time, he was cast in the company of dancing and pantomime of Giovanni Molasso. Soon after, he entered the company of Wanda Osiris, the undisputed queen of the revue of that time in Italy. Between the two wars he became, in a short time, one of the most popular comedians of the revue theater. Macario made his film debut in 1933 with '' Aria di paese'' but the success came just six years later with two comedy films directed by Mario Mattoli and co-written by a young Federico Fellini, '' Imputato alzatevi!'' and '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?''. After a series of successful comedies directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alps, Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Larger Urban Zones, Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Air (film)
''Country Air'' (Italian:''Aria di paese'') is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Eugenio de Liguoro and starring Erminio Macario, Laura Adani and Evangelina Vitaliani.Moliterno p.186 It marked the debut of Macario. An unemployed drifter takes a series of jobs, each one of which he quickly loses. He then goes to the countryside for a while where he falls in love with a woman. Cast * Erminio Macario as il vagabondo *Laura Adani as Maria *Ernesto Maroni as Antonio *Mario Siletti as custode *Umberto Sacripante Umberto Sacripante (2 October 1904 – 14 January 1975) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born Umberto Sacripanti in Rome, Sacripante debuted on stage in 1921, and in 1926 he became first actor in the theatrical company Teat ... * Evangelina Vitaliani as zia di Maria * Lisalotte Smith References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1933 films Italian comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passaguai Family Gets Rich
''The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (Italian: ''La Famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi and starring Fabrizi, Erminio Macario, Ave Ninchi and Giovanna Ralli. It is the sequel to the hit 1951 film ''The Passaguai Family''. It was shot at the Ponti-De Laurentiis Studios in Rome and reunited many of the cast and crew from the previous film. It earned around 192 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti & Poppi p.1949 Synopsis At the end of the previous film the family patriarch Giuseppe lost his job. Now after a chance meeting with an old comrade he goes into business with him, each pretending to the other that they are a millionaire. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi as Giuseppe "Beppe" Passaguai *Erminio Macario as Giocondo Diotallevi *Ave Ninchi as Margherita, Giuseppe's wife *Luigi Pavese as the landlord *Virgilio Riento as Cosimo Pelacoccie *Marisa Merlini as the countess *Giovanna Ralli as Marcella, Giuseppe's daughter *Carlo Delle Pia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Monello Della Strada
''Il Monello della strada'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio. Cast * Erminio Macario: Carletto Po * Ciccio Jacono: Paolino * Luisa Rossi: Anna Galeazzi * Saro Urzì: il commissario * Franco Balducci: Arizona Bill * Vittorina Benvenuti: Adele * Pietro Tordi: Zeno * Carlo Rizzo Carlo Rizzo (April 30, 1907 – July 26, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor Alfredo Rizzo. A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in It ...: Bastiano External links * 1951 films Films scored by Nino Rota 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Borghesio Italian comedy films 1951 comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How I Discovered America
''How I Discovered America'' ( it, Come scopersi l'America) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi and Delia Scala. Plot Italy, late 1940s. A young unemployed guy and a wily tramp move to South America in search of fortune, but after several misadventures, they will eventually decide to return to Italy. Cast * Erminio Macario as Cristoforo Colombo * Carlo Ninchi as Gaetano * Delia Scala as Lisa * Folco Lulli as Signorotto * Nino Pavese as Il capo compagnia * Nunzio Filogamo as The Priest * Dario Michaelis as Lisa's Fiancee * Alfredo Rizzo as A Nazist * Carlo Rizzo as A Nazist * Pina Gallini Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963. Selected filmography * ''The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''The Former Mattia ... as La sudamericana References External links * Italian co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam And Eve (1949 Film)
''Adam and Eve'' ( it, Adamo ed Eva) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario. Cast * Erminio Macario as Adamo Rossi (as Macario) * Isa Barzizza as Eva Bianchi * Gianni Agus as Paride * Guglielmo Barnabò as Joe * Nerio Bernardi as Agamennone * Riccardo Billi as Abu Hassan, l'eunuco * Luigi Cimara as Ulisse * Ricky Denver as Fatima (as Riki Denver) * Grado De Franceschi as Il giocoliere cristiano * Nunzio Filogamo as Il naufrago francese * Giulio Marchetti as Il naufrago americano * Guido Barbarisi as Il naufrago ebreo * Mario Riva Mario Riva (26 January 1913 – 1 September 1960) was an Italian television presenter and actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960. Life and career Born in Rome as Mariuccio Bonavolontà, the son of a composer, Giuseppe (Joseph) ... as Il naufrago russo References External links * 1949 films 1949 comedy films Italian comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How I Lost The War
''How I Lost the War'' ( it, Come persi la guerra) is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario. Plot Italy, late 1940s. After being forced to wear military uniforms for most of his life, when the war ends, Leo replaces them with a firefighter's uniform. Cast * Erminio Macario as Leo Bianchetti * Vera Carmi as Gemma * Nando Bruno as Checco Tremelloni * Carlo Campanini as The German Captain * Folco Lulli as American Official * Fritz Marlat as Fritz * Marco Tulli as German Official * Piero Lulli Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli. Selected filmography * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis * ''Love Story ... as German Official * Nunzio Filogamo as Hat Seller * Gregorio Di Lauro as Soldier * Veriano Ginesi as Soldier References External links * Italian comedy films 1947 comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'eroe Della Strada
''L'eroe della strada'' (i.e. "The hero of the road") is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario. Plot Felice Manetti, a poor, unemployed man, is accused of stealing an organ. Saved by the testimony of Gaetano, a con man who pretends to be a former partisan, then Felice falls in love with a cigarette girl whose husband went missing in war. Cast *Erminio Macario as Felice Manetti *Carlo Ninchi as Gaetano Salvatore *Delia Scala as Giulietta Marchi *Folco Lulli as Head of the Workers *Piero Lulli as Paolo * Monica Egg as Paulette Jones * Cesare Costarelli as Comm. Zanotti * Carlo Rizzo as Political Agitator *Arnoldo Foà Arnoldo Foà (24 January 1916 – 11 January 2014) was an Italian actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer and writer. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 2014. Biography Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy, to a Jewish fa ... as Prosecutor References External links * Italian comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Innocent Casimiro
''The Innocent Casimiro'' (Italian: ''L'innocente Casimiro'') is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Erminio Macario, Lea Padovani and Olinto Cristina. It is based on a play ''Scandalo al Collegio'' by Mario Amendola, and was mainly shot in 1943. However it was disrupted by wartime events and was not released until 1945. It was the first release to be distributed by Lux Film following the Liberation. Critics were generally disappointed with the film, made in the traditional pre-war style of "schoolgirl comedies". The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. Cast *Erminio Macario as Casimiro Pelagatti *Lea Padovani as Marcella *Olinto Cristina as principal *Enzo Biliotti as Dr. Raglia *Ada Dondini as Zia Tecla * a Miss Pannelli *Baby Donall as Paola *Lauro Gazzolo as Pietro *Loris Gizzi as Gustavo Corra *Alberto Sordi as Corra's driver * Adriana Serra as Silvia *Paola Veneroni as Emilia *Vinicio Sofia as Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macario Against Zagomar
''Macario Against Zagomar'' (Italian: ''Macario contro Zagomar''; also known as ''Macario Against Fantomas'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario. Plot In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the daughter of a scientist to force him to deliver his latest discovery: a machine that "blocks" over time. Macario, the assistant teacher, decides to confront this elusive bandit that lurks in the bowels of the city. Cast * Erminio Macario as Macario Duplessis * Nino Crisman as Zagomar * Gero Zambuto as Professor Moreau * Nada Fiorelli as Mirella Moreau * Olga Villi as Annette * Carlo Rizzo as Fandors, journalist Production The film was made during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... and should have been entitle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley's Aunt (1943 Film)
''Charley's Aunt'' (Italian: ''La zia di Carlo'') is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Minello and Maurizio D'Ancora.Chiti & Lancia p.418 It is based on the 1892 play ''Charley's Aunt'' by Brandon Thomas. The film was shot at Fert Studios in Turin. Cast * Erminio Macario as Terenzio * Carlo Minello as Carlo * Maurizio D'Ancora as Guidobaldo * Lucy D'Albert as Lucia Tuberosa * Silvana Jachino as Rina * Lori Randi as Dora * Virgilio Riento as Casimiro, it tutore * Guglielmo Barnabò as Il colonnello * Carlo Rizzo as Il maggiordomo * Lia Corelli as La figlia del giardiniere * Linda Pini as L'autentica zia * Giulio Alfieri Giulio Alfieri (10 July 1924 – 20 March 2002) was an Italian automobile engineer, affiliated with Maserati in Modena, Italy since 1953, where he was central to the development of racing and production cars in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Alfieri ... * Irina Ingris * Carlo Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Fanciullo Del West
''Il fanciullo del West'' ( ''The Boy of the West'' ) is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario. It is named after Puccini's opera ''La fanciulla del West'' (''The Girl of the West'' ) and is considered the first western parody in Italian cinema and the precursor of the Spaghetti Western genre. Plot In an imaginary country of the old west two main local families are in constant rivalry. Lolita del Fuego, courted by the head of a band of brigands, is instead in love with the scion of the rival family, Mac Carey who, through clashes, ambushes and shootings, manages to thwart the gang and to marry the girl, reconciling the two rival families. Cast *Erminio Macario as Mac Carey *Elli Parvo as Lolita de Fuego *Giovanni Grasso as Donovan *Nino Pavese as Pedro Montes / Drake *Adriana Sivieri as Margherita Donovan *Egisto Olivieri as Carey *Carlo Rizzo as Fuller *Tino Scotti as Penna Bianca *Nada Fiorelli as Evelina Carey * Marisa Valli as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
